Phoenix, Arizona — Where to Go
Phoenix Tourist Information
Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau
100 North Third Street, Convention Center West Building (across from the Hyatt Regency)
Tel: (602) 254 6500 or 1 877 225 5749.
Website: www.visitphoenix.com
Biltmore Visitor Information Center
Biltmore Fashion Park (between Macy's and MAC)
2400 East Camelback Road
Tel: 1 877 225 5749.
Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau
Galleria Corporate Center
4343 North Scottsdale Road
Tel: 1 800 782 1117.
Website: www.experiencescottsdale.com
Key Attractions in Phoenix, Arizona
Taliesin West
Wright’s former home and architectural masterpiece is the site of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and School of Architecture. Tours include the main studio, garden room, theater, bell tower, a view of the desert camp and cove entrance, and Wright’s private dining room.
12621 North Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Scottsdale
Tel: (480) 860 2700.
Website: www.franklloydwright.org
Admission charge.
Heard Museum
Spend the day perusing the vast collection of Native American artifacts and art at this Phoenix gem. The focus is on tribes of the southwest and visitors come away with a better understanding of the people and how they lived their lives.
2301 North Central Avenue, Phoenix
Tel: (602) 252 8848.
Website: www.heard.org
Admission charge.
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
The thrust of the museum is an outdoor 5.5km (3-mile) path that winds through ancient Native American Hohokam ruins including a ball and a 9m (30ft) platform mound. By each point of interest, there is signage explaining its importance.
4619 East Washington Street, Phoenix
Tel: (602) 495 5645 or 1 877 706 4408.
Website: www.pueblogrande.com
Admission charge.
Desert Botanical Garden
A huge collection of cacti and other Sonoran Desert plants border the snake-like brick paths around the garden. It is both a learning experience and a place of solitude and tranquility.
1201 North Galvin Parkway
Tel: (480) 941 1225.
Website: www.dbg.org
Admission charge.
Phoenix Art Museum
This museum boasts over 17,000 works of American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design. Amongst others, Monet, Picasso, Kahlo and O’Keeffe grace the walls.
1625 North Central Avenue (Central Avenue and McDowell Road)
Tel: (602) 257 1222.
Website: www.phxart.org
Admission charge.
Further Distractions
Arizona Science Center
How We Live With the Sun (light, electricity and heat), Fab Lab (examines principles of physics) and All about You (a mind and body exhibit) are some of the 300-plus hands-on exhibits in this science center. Great for kids.
600 East Washington Street
Tel: (602) 716 2000.
Website: www.azscience.org
Tempe Town Lake
Chill out, fish, boat, walk, attend concerts or a variety of festivals at Tempe Town Lake, which is located in downtown Tempe, not far from Arizona State University. At night, the bridges look fairylike when they sparkle with lights.
620 North Mill Avenue, Tempe
Tel: (480) 350 8625.
Website: www.tempe.gov/lake
